Georgia Southern University Team Press Releases

GSU Performs Well in Early Season Tournaments

11/26/2011 -Georgia Southern wrestlers shined in three season opening tournaments. The Eagles were in fine fashion at the Bear Open in Macon, GA where 5 wrestlers in 5 different weight classes made it to the finals with Lorenzo Gonzalez winning the 149 pound weight class and being named MOW for the tournament.

At the Citadel the following week, 7 different wrestlers walked away with at least one win in a field of over 300 wrestlers from mainly D-I schools including the Citadel, App State, UNCP, Newberry, Duke, Shorter, and Limestone. 141 Brian McAraw came a round away from placing in a tightly heated bout but went 4-2 on the weekend and Kevin Brou went 3-2 and a round away from placing with both losses coming from the same heavyweight wrestler from UNCP who took 3rd.

At UCF, the team lost its dual to UCF and Truett Mcconnell whom they had defeated earlier in the season but won against Florida Gulf Coast. In the traditional, several wrestlers again performed well with Sam Murphy at 184 and Kevin Brou at 235 getting to the Finals. Kevin Brou defeated former All-American Will Crawford from the Apprentice school before dropping a close match with former National Champion Josh Woods of UCF. Kevin Brou is currently ranked 10th in the country by points standings and GSU's top scorer as a Freshman. Of GSU's wrestlers fifteen of the twenty-one registered are Freshmen. A very young and promising team that is growing well together.

Georgia Southern University has initiated a wrestling team for the 2006 season. We currently have 5 active wrestlers and several who has shown interest.
Several matches and events are planned. Anyone interested in becoming a team member should come to practice at the RAC on Tuesdays ....

After many attempts to make a come back in the NCWA, GSU finally secured the funds and people to make a reliable effort to wrestle again. Wrestlers began registering last week and will compete in their first tournament early in November. Coaches and Wrestlers are hoping to make a strong sh....

Georgia Southern's first team in 9 years had their first tournament of the season and five of the seven attendees placed in the top three in their respective weight classes. Led by Hunter Smith who placed 1st at 235, followed by Scott Jamie at 197 and Caleb Mock at 285 placing second. Thad....

Georgia Southern University's first team in many years traveled to Macon, Georgia to compete in the 2009 Georgia Collegiate State Championships and came away with the 3rd place trophy. The members of the team have continued to come in steadily throughout the year as word that the team had ....

Georgia Southern traveled to Macon, Georgia this past weekend to compete in its Georgia Collegiate State Championships with nine wrestlers and placed seven of them in the top three and came away with 3rd place as a team. Individual placers included their only champion Caleb Mock wrestling ....

Georgia Southern battled injuries the past few weeks and took a limited number of their squad down to Athens, Georgia to compete in the Classic City Championships.Of the five wrestlers participating, three placers came away placers. Colin Evans placed 2nd at 174, Thad Saunds 3rd at 157, an....

Georgia Southern suffered many injuries throughout the year and hurt its depth overall in its first year of competition and only carried six active wrestlers into the SEC Championships. Of those six, three walked away with a placement led by Thad Saunds at 157 and Caleb Mock at HWT each pl....

Georgia Southern University took 3rd place as a team in a field of eight teams on October 31st in Macon, Georgia at the Bear Open. Even more impressive was doing so with only a partial squad of seven wrestlers.
All seven wrestlers placed in the tournament led by Brooks Pendleton at 235....

Georgia Southern University traveled to Macon, Georgia for the annual Georgia Collegiate State Championships this past weekend and finished as the 3rd place team of the event while 5 wrestlers walked away with placements in the medal rounds and all coming in the finals of the tournament at....

Georgia Southern University qualified 6 of its wrestlers for the NCWA National Championships at the SEC Championships Saturday and placed 6th in the field of all teams from the states of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi.
Chris Stewart at 141 and Darren Sexton at 235 took 7th, ....

Georgia Southern University attended the NCWA National Championships in Hampton, Virginia bringing home a 5th place finish as a team in the Division-II standings and their first All-American in over a decade and first ever National Champion. The field saw 79 teams from across the country; ....

Georgia Southern University traveled to Macon, Georgia over the Halloween weekend to compete in the annual Bear Open hosted by Mercer University. The team was treated well for their hard work with 3 champions, 2 runner-ups, and 3 third place finishers.
Joe Salvatore at 174, Sean Carney....

Georgia Southern wrestlers shined in three season opening tournaments. The Eagles were in fine fashion at the Bear Open in Macon, GA where 5 wrestlers in 5 different weight classes made it to the finals with Lorenzo Gonzalez winning the 149 pound weight class and being named MOW for the to....

Georgia Southern has battled an entire semester of injuries, yet as the mid-season approaches with only a tri-meet with NCAA Division II Anderson, SC and Spartanburg, SC left as we enter the Thanksgiving break, the Eagles have many high points going into the new semester.
Senior captai....